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Life in Canada - The Earl and Countess of Dufferin at a "Tobogganing" Party at Ottawa

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Date:

1878.

Reference:

R13133-53-6-E, Volume number: 3

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

3951864

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Canadian Historical Prints and Watercolours Collection

Life in Canada - The Earl and Countess of Dufferin at a "Tobogganing" Party at Ottawa
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Date(s):

1878.

Place of creation:

United Kingdom

Publisher:

The Graphic,

Extent:

1 print : wood engraving ; 28.3 x 40.6 cm (sheet).

Language of material:

English

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Image is positioned sideways to page.
Winter scene showing groups tobogganing down a slide; centre front group must be Earl and Countess with a little boy seated in front; there is a decorative screen [?] with ostrich plumes at the front of the toboggan.
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Artist: Dollman, John Charles 1851-1934

Engraver: Harral, Horace, fl. 1862-1876
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General note:

From "The Graphic", Oct. 5, 1878, p. 333.
"The Graphic" is an illustrated weekly newspaper/magazine that was founded by William Luson Thomas and published in London, England, from Vol. 1, no. 1 (December 4, 1869) to Vol. 135, no. 3254 (April 23, 1932). It was a superior publication and is an important element in the history of pictorial journalism. It continued as "The National Graphic" (April 28 to July 1932): nos. 3255 - 3266, after which it was discontinued.

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Recto, l.c.: LIFE IN CANADA - THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF DUFFERIN AT A "TOBOGGANING" PARTY AT OTTAWA
Recto, right: Oct. 5, 1878] / THE GRAPHIC / 333
Recto, l.r. within image: J.C. Dollman
Recto, l.l. within image: H. Harral Sc.
Verso: [full page newspaper text]

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Sports & Amusements - Winter Sports

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Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R13133]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3 Item no. assigned by LAC 52

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright : expired
Credit : Library and Archives Canada, R13133-52

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